Tie and fastener



Aug. 18', 1925. 1,550,584

J. G. SNYDER TIE AND FASTENER Filed June 20, 19244 To all who/m it may concern:

Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

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y "Application filed yJ'mie 20,

,'Be it known that I, 4Joran G. SNvDnR,

' aV citizen*V ofthe United States, and a resident'of the city'of'New York, borough of Manhattan, in the oountyand State `ofNew vYork, have invented a new and Improved Tie and Fastener, of which the following 'is' positioned centrally of thetop kand extenda full, clear, and exactdescription. y

This invention relates lto railway ties and fasteners and has for an object to provide an improved vsin'f'iplified construction 'wherein the tie is providedwithr reinforcing means extending itsffull length. v l

Another object of he, invention is to profvide a metallic tie forrailways whereinY H- shaped fastener' plates are -utilized which act in the double capacity of additional sup- "porting means .forvrails and as means for receiving clips for locking the rails 1n place.l

A stillfurther-object 'is to' provide a' 'tieand fastener in which the structure is suclr that a single fastening 'clip may be used adjacent each end ofthe tie or aplurality.

An additional object is to provide a con-v struction whichis infpart'a continuation of.

' lmy prior application, Serial No. 461,208..

" and fastener structures" embodying v the in- In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tie vention, the ti@J being'broken away at one end and one set of fastenerv clips -being omitted for better illustrating the construction. A Y

Figurel 2 isfan enlarged transverse sectional -view through* Figure approxi-f Y mately on line 2,42.

Figure 3 is anenlargedfdetailperspective' view of one of the clipsshown in .Figure 1.

Figure 4 -is a perspective view similar to one end of the structure shownin FigureJ lv f but disclosing a modified form of plate. l

Figure 5 jisa view similar to Figure 4:

but sho-wing a modified form of plate where which may -be made of any desired length'.V

. the base of thev rail.

1924. Serial No. 721,251.

Y and project any desired distance beyondv thel rails positioned on the plates 2 and 3, which plates are of identical .construction and are held in place by any suitable means, as for instance, rivets, though bolts, welding or other means might be used. The body 1 is provided with a longitudinal groove 4 ing for the full length of the tie. This groove `preferably is open at each end as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 whereby dirt or foreign matter may be readily removed whereby a bolt head may be readily'inserted. Asindicated at the right in Figure l, the

'plates 2 and 3 are 'VH-shaped whereby a cen-l tral lsection 5 is pro-vided on Ywhich the base This provides additional f 8 'and 9 are produced, said overhanging porftions forming shoulders overhanging 'the groove 4, which groove'is/preferably formed by pressing downwardly some of thematerial of the tie and thereby producing what mayf be termed a' reinforcing bead when lby. a Ypick ory other instrument and also viewed from the under surface.l This groove structure, therefore, performs al double function, namely, a reinforcing function and also the function of providing walls against-which the heads of the vari- '5 ous bolts 10 may strike Ywhen 'the' nutsvof these bolts are tightened.A A notch 11 is provided oncach side of'each slot 6 and 7 whereby a depending holding member or flange 'l2 may fit therein when" the respective clips 13 ai'e mounted in position as shown lat, the left'l in Figure v1. It will'be noted that 'these clips are each provided with an aperture 14 for receiving the bolt '10, a shoulder 15 for engaging the `edge of 'the baseV of the rail and an overhanging sec tion V16 for engaging the upper surface of By this construction and arrangement, it will be observed that Athe clip overlaps or extends beyond the respective slots 6 and 7 an appreciable distance which produces` an apron effect to cover the slots at this point.

When it is desired to fasten a rail in po- 4Cil Eil

sitien, as for instance, on plate 3, the rail is positioned centrally of the plate so as to cover section 5 and then two clips 13 are placed in position as shown at the lei't in Figure 1. Before the clips are placed in position, the heads ot two bolts are placed in the groove 4 adjacent opposite ends of the plate 3 and vthese bolts slid toward each other until they extend through-the slots I6 and 7 at substantially the correct position. The clips are then placed over these 'bolts so that the bolts will extend through Vthe apertures 14 in the clips and the holding .members 12 will tit into the respective notches 11. The nuts are then applied 'and screwed down tight as shown at the lett in Figure 1. As 'the nuts are screwed down tight, the side walls of the groove 4 will a'ct to prevent 'the bolts from turning and, consequently, the heads of the bolts will be pulled up tight against the overhanging shoulders 8 and 9 as illustrated particularly in Figure 2. The depending lend 12 may be termed a vsingle holding member or may be termed holding members, as the opposite ends act independently in the respective notches 11.

In Figure 4, a modilied -construction of fastener pla-te 2 is disclosed wherein Vthe ends are closed by the respective sect-ions 17 and 18 which are preferably integral with the remaining part of the plate. Howerfer, this plate is provided with the usual slots 6 and 7 but these slots merge into large openings 19 and 20 adapted to permit the passage of the head of the clamping bolts 10. The openings 19 and 2O in turn merge into the respective notches 11. V-hen this form aof fastener plate is to be used, which is a substantially tlshaped plate with closed ends '17 and 18, the plate is riveted yor otherwise secured in place as shown in Figure 4 and a rail placed centrally thereon. The heads of two bolts are passed through the openings 19 and 2O and the bolts moved toward each other until they project through the slots Gand 7. Two clips 13 are then applied as above described and the nuts for tliebolts are tightened in the usual manner.

In Figures 5 and v6 will be seen a modified construction wherein the H-shaped fastener plate 21 is riveted in place similar to the lother forms ot' plate. This plate is provider with slots 6 and 7 `extending' to the ends of the plate. I-Iowever, instead of having merely one notch 11 on each side of each 'of the slots, there is provided a series of notches 11 on each side of each slot whereby the clip 13 may be used and the gage of the rail taken up. Under some circumstances, the inner face of the ball of the rail wears away yand it is desired to move the rails toward each other to take up this wear. By providing a series of notches, the distance between the rails may be adjusted at any time with ease by merely shifting the holding members 22 and 23 of the depending end flange 24 from one set of notches 11" to another set. Aside `from this arrangement of notches, the fastener plate 21 is .identical with that shown in Figure 1. Also the clip 13 is identical with the clip 13 shown in Figure 3 except for the beveled holding members 22"'and 23 formed to properly tit into the notches 11.

In constructing the tie body 1, the same may be .made comparatively short for narrow gage work or may be made longer and larger in ever-y respect -for vregular railway service. In forming the Vtie body, thesame is termed as an inverted'treugh preferably with closed ends. The edgesmay 'be rounded or more er less sharp as indicated in FigureA 2 wit-hout departing from the spirit'otfth invention.

lVhat I claim is: y Y

1. A tie and fastener for railways, com prisi-ng Aatroughshaped-metallic tie body termed with a groove in the top extending from one end to the other, means acting as a fastener plate formed' with'sections overlapping said l.groove 'for ./,presenting spaced overhang-ing shoulders, a clip mountedon"saidplateffor clamping a rail to the plate, and a-rbolt extending through said cli-p, said belt having-its headpositioned in said-groeve, said head be-ing' of such 'a size las to engage the side walls of the groove suliciently -to;pr'event turning thereet, said head interlocliirrgwith said overhanging shoulderswhen in clamp-ing posif tion.

2. In a tie and Afastener vfor rails, :a tie body provided with -anwH-shaped fastener plate, certain parts of said pla-te presenting shoulders, a clip, and abolt having itshead engaging said shoulders, saidfbolt acting on said clipo'r clam-ping `the same to -said clip. j

In a tier-a'ndfastener for rails, la tie body, an H-shaped tie plate mounted on said tie body, and means interlocking with vsaid tie plate for clamping ra rail onthe plate.

4. A tie and fastener for rails, comprising a trough-shaped tie body formed with a centrallypositiened'groove in the-top," an H-shaped fastener plat-e mounted on-top of said body and positioned so that one edge Vof each leg of the' H will overlap the'groove for presenting a should-er overhanging the groove, a clip for each Vof said plates, and `a bolt for each clip for locking the same in place, said bolts vbeing' positioned with ytheir heads in said groove and interlocking `with said shouders.

5. In a rail fastener, a fastener platehaving grooves extending from opposite lends inwardly whereby lan yH-shaped structure is provided, said plate 'being also provided with a plurality of notches adjacent each end merging into said grooves, and means co-acting With said plate for clamping a rail thereon, said means including a bolt extending through one of said slots and having its head engaging the under surface of the fastener plate.

6. A tie and rail fastener, comprising a tie body formed With a groove in the top extending for the full length of the tie body, the material forming the groove presenting a reinforcing bead on the under surface of the tie. body, means extending over said groove presenting overhanging shoulders extending longitudinally of .the tie body, and means interlocking With Said shoulders for clamping a rail to said tie body.

JOHN G. SNYDER. 

